The Scam Hunter

Lottery scams don’t seem to be coming into my mail box quite as frequently as they used to, but these things go in cycles and they’ll probably pick up again. This is a standard example. You’ve won the jackpot! (Or maybe you haven’t.) But if you reply to the scammer, one thing is certain: he’ll do his very best to win his own “lottery” by picking your pocket!

from Euro Millones Award ES emailproaward@euromillinio.org
reply-to eurocashes@luckymail.com
date Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 7:03 AM
subject Make Your Claim Now!!!..

hide details 7:03 AM (18 hours ago)

Euro Millones Award Espana.
Winning Ref Number: VA/296/ESP,
Ticket Number: FRE/2O1-70.

Attention Email Owner,

Your e-mail address have just won you (963,856.40 EUROS) by EuroMillions International computer balloting system drawn, Contact our appointed claim agent (Mr.Nicolas Carlos Pena) TEL: 0034-964-770-913, with the Winning Reference Number: VA/296/ESP, Ticket Number: FRE/2O1-70.

CONTACT E-MAIL: eurocashes@luckymail.com and eurocashes@terra.es With Your Full Name; & Telephone Number; Country/State; Occupation; and Reference Number; and Ticket Number; for your payment.

Best of luck as you spend your good fortune and congratulations in advance.

Mrs. Maria Antonio Perez.
Online co-ordinator.

This is a standard lottery scam message, but a rather impersonal one as it doesn’t name a specific contact for you to call to collect your winnings. Lotto scams work just like other advance fee frauds: you are promised a fortune, but then if you contact the scammer you find that you have to pay up-front “taxes” or “fees” or “bribes” to clear the money. Once you lay out the cash, the scammer vanishes, never to be heard from again.

from ©VISA ON-LINE PROMO nurfarah@dvs.gov.my
reply-to v2010pdesk0@live.com
date Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:43 AM
subject    CONGRATULATION…. OUR LUCKY WINNER

We happily announce the draw of our 2010 on-line promo of which your e-mail address attached to WINNING CODE V2010-G358FA came out as one of the winners of the VISA ON-LINE PROMO which automatically confirm you the beneficiary of the amount of FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS (485,000.00 GBP)

You have been approved of the payment of FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS (485,000.00 GBP). Contact the promo payment office UNITED KINGDOM e-mail v2010pdesk0@live.com for your payment.

VISA PROMO PAYMENT OFFICE. UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: v2010pdesk0@live.com

Provide these information’s to enable the payment dept. file your payment.

WINNING CODE: V2010-G358FA

Name: __________________________
Date of Birth: _________________
Sex: ___________________________
Address: _______________________
Country of Residence: __________
Nationality: ___________________
Occupation: ____________________
Tel: ___________________________

Congratulation once more

VISA ON-LINE PROMO

Most traditional African advance fee fraud messages try to approximate standard English, but this example is notably illiterate. “Mrs. Waziri” tries to spin an elaborate tale of multiple accounts in a variety of banks in London and Nigeria, with transfers going here and there, but even for a dedicated scamologist this one falls into the category of “too long, didn’t read.” But of course Mrs. Waziri only has to get one sucker to take the bait and she’ll be able to clean up; if most of the thousands of people who get her messages ignore her it doesn’t much matter.

from Mrs. Farida n. Waziri emekaisok@yahoo.com
reply-to johnterryingplc1@gmail.com
date Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 2:08 PM
subject Office of the economic and financial crime commission’s chairperson

Mrs. Farida n. Waziri
Office of the economic and financial crime commission’s chairperson
Wuse zone 11 (fct), abuja nigeria,
Motto: security watch
Our ref: ng-gw-efcc-as-005-31

This is to notify you again that your another relative (Philips Morgan) Claims to be from Park Avenue London U k, with a bank account # 12222765 from HSBC BANK London,He just informed that the central bank of Nigeria should transfer half of your $8.3M overdue payment to his personal account number as he stated above.

Remember that last time ago, your part payment of $5,000,000.00 which was transferred by the Citibank last year 2009 to one Mr. Fred Evans of United State of America to a bank account number in Bank of America.You know that this delay was due to the investigation that needs to be done concerning the huge amount involved. But we promise that this next transfer will not take more than three days to reflect in his bank account since it will be transferred directly from Nigeria into his own bank account or any other account provided by him.We’re please to inform you that this half payment of U S.$4,150,000,00 will be ready for transfer before the end of October, 2010 to Mr. Philips provided bank account after our intelligent investigation team having making the necessary investigation for this transfer.

Note:That after transferring this fund to Mr. Phillips account your balance with central bank of Nigeria account will be only U S.$4,150,000 00. You’re advice to inform us if the half payment of U S $4,150 000.00 should be paid into Mr.Philips bank account given to us as your relative or should be paid into your own personal bank account at this friday. Please note that Mr. Philips has agreed to pay us the activation fee and Processing fee of $475.00 to the CBN by tomorrow . And we promised that as soon as he pays the fee the CBN shall credit his bank account within 4hours. If you know that you don’t want us to do so kindly let us know from now till tomorrow,provide us with your new:

1)Band Name/Details……………
2)Account Name:……………..
3)Account Number:………………..
4)Swift Code/Routing Number………….
5)Bank Address………………
6)Your identity and………………………….
7)Your direct telephone number and fax………………………….

Kindly get your handling and processing fee ready so that we shall do as your directed because you are the authentic beneficiary of this fund.

Note that we, the EFCC shall be the part to receive any backhander or taking money from you,[pin term of covering you or protecting your interest.You are advised to follow our instructions so that you will receive your fund. Please kindly inform me by email as soon as you received this letter for my final order.

Finally, i have tried reaching you by telephone:but unsuccessful, I will advise you to call me or send me email in regards to this, so that i will intimate you more in regards to your contract/inheritance payment.

Await your reply and note that I shall not reply any negative talk from you because,been so busy and can not answer any negative word.

Your communication code: EFCC/NG/74-a0807777hj/UN/NG.

I expect your prompt response

Regards,

Mrs. Farida waziri.
+234 7061249851
Email:johnterryingplc1@gmail.com
Office of the economic and finance

I’m such a lucky person I won this O2 Telecom Lottery three times! At least that’s what the three copies of this message I got would suggest. Alas, if only it were true. This is a variant of the standard lottery scam message, inventing an imaginary prize drawing sponsored by a big corporation. If you take the bait, your money will be on its way! (Right after you pay some up-front transfer fees, or taxes, or bank charges, or, well, you know….)

from MRS Elizabeth kamma elizabethkamma36@hotmail.com
date Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 11:18 AM
subject O2TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Ticket number: {GA44 Y66HB-5655 B4}

We happily announce you the draw of O2TELECOMMUNICATION program held in London United Kingdom on 1st January 2010, which your e-mail address attached to our ticket number: {GA44 Y66HB-5635 B4} subsequently won you the lottery in 3rd category winners and you have been approved to receive certified cashier’s prize cheque valued – One million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (1,500,000.00 GBP) only.

All participants were selected randomly from world wide web-sites, through computer draw system, extracted from over (120,000.00) individuals and companies as promotion takes place only for this season before play coupon begins.

Amount won, is from total cash prize of Seven million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (7,500,000.00 GBP) only, organized by O2TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY, shared among five lucky winners in this year coupon draw; and your lucky winning number falls within our United Kingdom booklet representative office in Berkshire as indicated in your winning coupon for claim.

Note; 3rd category winners are obliged to pay nine hundred fifty six Great Britain Pounds (956.00 GBP) only, to receiving account officer: HENDERSON ELIZABETH, via western union money transfer or money gram money transfers for insurance coverage of the cheque and immediate delivery to your address within (48) hours.

You are further advised to contact Dr.Richard Johnson fax:+447023083590 or e-mail: claimagent501@yahoo.com with your name and current residence address together with money transferred control numbers for confirmation of the fee and immediate delivery of prize cheque to your address within (48) hours as scheduled.

Best regards,

MRS Elizabeth kamma

O2TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
{Claims Department Manager}

This is a standard-form advance fee fraud message. There’s an over-invoiced account and money stashed in an anonymous bank account. If you claim to be the owner, we can get it out of the country and you can have a cut. Simple, yes? Simple for the scammer when he finishes picking your pocket, yes indeed.

from John Mensah test@chasetool.com
reply-to jmensah101@gmail.com
date Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:12 PM
subject Acknowledge this mail

Good Day,

Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making you this offer as it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature. I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving US$3.5M.

This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made two years ago by my branch office the International Commercial Bank which I am the manager. I have already submitted an approved end of the year report for the year 2008 to my head office here in Accra-Ghana and they will never know of this excess. I have since then, placed this amount in a Non-Investment Account without a beneficiary.All fees as regards this transaction will be taken care by a financier and not you.So bear in mind that you are not asked to pay any fee so whatever.

Upon your response,I will configure your name on our database as holder of the Non-Investment Account.I will then guide you on how to apply to my head office for the Account Closure/ bank-to-bank remittance of the funds to your designated bank account.

If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 30% of the funds,10% for the financier while 60% shall be for me.

Regards,

Mr. John Mensah.
Tel: +233-543-457-174

This advance fee fraud message seeks to reassure you by saying it doesn’t follow any of the customary practices of an advance fee fraud — very clever! And of course anything that comes from a Reverend Father and a Dr. Mrs. must be trustworthy, no? Alas, the pattern is clear, and the result is familiar: your pocket will be picked if you take the bait and contact the scammers for further information.

from Rev. Father Ibori cole presidencymike01@gmail.com
reply-to junibori@gmail.com
date Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 6:20 AM
subject True beneficiary

ATT Beneficiary

Dear sir

This is to inform you that your contract / next of keen fund with Nigeria Government has revisited & reinstated to be paid to you this time without upfront fee or charges in line with international payment regulatory commission.

This fund $15.2m part payment will only pay to you once YOU indicated how want the money to reach your hands.

We sincerely sorry for the delay so far & inconvenience it has cause you. Thanks while look of hearing from you.

Rev. Father Ibori cole
govt@cx.tc

DR MRS DORA AKUNYILI {MINISTRY INFORMATION]

There seem to be an awful lot of wealthy widows dying of cancer these days, and they all want to give their fortunes to you! “Mrs. Bernhard” is just the latest example of the type, and her message contains all the familiar features: a wish for confidentiality, a play on your humanitarian impulses (and your desire for money), and a request that you contact her private attorney to seal the deal. And if they want an advance fee? Well, what’s a thousand or two when millions will soon be in your hands!

from Mrs. Margriet Bernhard automailerbox@rediffmail.com
reply-to deabogado@aim.com
date Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM
subject Carefully Read This Mail

Hello Dear,

My warm greetings to you. Do take this email as real and contribution to humanity development. This is not an easy task due to my health condition and that is the main reason why I contacted you after viewing your profile from the international directory. Not actually that you are the best with my intellectual grading but I was driven to contact you from the innermost being. And that was my main reason for getting to you. Please do not be offended and I will understand completely if you cannot be of assistance to me.

My name is Mrs.Margriet Bernhard; I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you for humanity services. I am 58 years old (Netherlands Citizen) and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 1 years ago immediately after the death of my husband who has left me everything he worked for and because the doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks because of my health.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $5,500 000 (Five million, five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of humanity and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.

Here is the Contact information of my Attorney below:

Asesoria Cortijo
Notario & Tribunal
Mr.Martinez Pedro
Phone:+34-687-665-538
Email:deabogado@aim.com

and tell him that I have WILLED $5,500 000 (Five million, five hundred thousand dollars) to you and I have also notified him. I know I don’t know you but I have been directed to do this.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as i don’t want anything that will jeopardize my wishes.

From Mrs. Margriet Bernhard

This is a good example of the overseas soldier scam. “Sgt. Chad” is stationed in Iraq, and he needs your help in getting some war profits out of the country. It’s all legal, he assures you. And employing a familiar kind of reverse psychology, he asks if you can be trusted. If I were you, I wouldn’t worry about your own trustworthiness; I’d worry about the scammer calling himself “Sgt. Chad.”

from COOK CHAD Paulschexnayder@aol.com
reply-to cookchad@mail.mn
date Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:43 PM
subject The most important thing is; “Can We Trust you”

hide details 11:43 PM (1 hour ago)

Hello Friend,

I hope my e-mail meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My names is SGT.COOK CHAD of the Engineering Unit of US Military here in Ba’qubah in Iraq; we have about $10 Million that we want to move out of the country. This money was found in boxes some time ago during our routine raid around the base.

My partners and I need a good partner out there, someone we can trust to receive the funds on our behalf. It is oil money and legal.

The most important thing is; “Can We Trust you”?

Once the funds get to you, simply take out 20% as your share and keep the remaining 80% for us. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to, ours is sending it to you safely. Also you can view this Link for proper verification

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

If you are interested I will furnish you with more details upon receipt of your response and contact details. But I can assure you the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times. I look forward to your reply and co-operation. We have kept this money for so long but right now the US President, Barack Obama said he is pulling us out from Iraq so I must have this cash out immediately. Reply me at

Regards,
SGT.COOK CHAD

You’d think the old familiar advance-fee bank scam from Nigeria would have run its course by now, but if these messages didn’t still work, the scammers would stop sending them. This example uses a bit of familiar advertising psychology: there’s money here waiting for you and if you don’t hurry up, you’ll lose it! Unfortunately, there’s really no money to lose — in this African bank, that is. The only money to lose is the money that’s in your pocket, the pocket that “Mr. Cole Steven” is trying to pick.

from Access Bank Plc drazell220@gmail.com
reply-to mr.oke.steven968@gmail.com
date Mon, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:54 PM
subject    Access Bank Plc (Important Note)

Access Bank Of Nigeria Plc
36 BROAD STREET, MARINA LAGOS,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT (Access Bank Plc)
Email-contact: access.plc@accountant.com
www.accessbankplc.com

ACCESS BANK OF NIG. PLC,
BIG, STRONG AND RELIABLE

Attention :

I am Mr. Cole Steven , the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Access Bank of Nigeria Plc, Lagos-Nigeria.

Sometime ago, in our bank your contract amount of Us$6.500,000,00,was brought to our bank from Nigerian Apex Bank, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) and after some period, this money was taken back to the Federal Government treasury. For the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$ 1.5 which we are about to be pay to you.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund because from time to time the C.B.N auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our financial update, the earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery of the fund, the faster the action, because the C.B.N officials wants the accrued interest to be paid to them but we refused, so when they find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will want to call back the money to the Federal Government treasury.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example; your international passport or you’re drivers license, then your telephone and fax number for easy communication.

For your information you have to stop any further dealing with any body until you receive this fund in your account. And I will also advice you to stop chasing your contract fund for now because none of this people can get your contract fund to you. As soon as you receive your interest fund I will personally direct you on how you can receive your contract fund with out much protocol.

As a matter of fact we don’t have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for remittance.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Cole Steven
Access Bank Of Nigeria Plc
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT (Access Bank Plc)
Email-contact: access.plc@accountant.com

You’ve won the UN Lotto! Or perhaps not, since there is no UN Lotto. But if Dr. Ms. Anna Luis of HSBC Bank says it’s true, then it must be, yes? She has the box of money already to send to you (it’s cleverly registered as a box of African cloth). All you have to do is pay the Security Keeping fee of $115. But what’s $115 when you have millions on the way, right? (Sucker!)

from Dr Ms Anna Luis drmsannaluis@gmail.com
reply-to msannaluis@duzcefb.org
date Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 7:20 AM
subject Your Consignment Package $5.950M

HSBC BANK
INCONJUCTION WITH
UNITED NATIONS.
www.un.org.bj

Good Day.

Good News, I’m writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your United Nations Lotto Compensation Draft Cheque. Mr.Allen Thomas the Director of HSBC BANK told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $5.950,000.00, to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of 2010. What you have to do now is to contact the TNT Express Courier (tnt.tnt@duzcefb.org) as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment package to you immediatey. For your information, I have paid for the yellow tag fee and delivery Charge.

The only money you will send to the TNT Courier to deliver your Consignment Package direct to your postal Address in your country is US$115 only being Security Keeping Fee for the TNT Courier Service so far. I would have paid that but they said no because they don’t know when you will contact them and in case of dumourrage on your Package with them.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below:

Company Name: TNT EXPRESS COURIER
Manager. kessier Febian
Email: tnt.tnt@duzcefb.org
Email: tnt.tntt@deliveryman.com
Contact Tel: +229-99 85 73 20

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address….,nearest local and international airport…, Direct telephone number….. contact address…. and Your Passport or Driver’s licence…. to avoid wrong delivery, they will issue you a delivery code#, to enable you track your consignment box and know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $115.00 for their immediate action to deliver urgently. Note this. The TNT Courier don’t know the contents of the Box Package. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don’t let them know that box contains money ok.

We are sorry for the past inconvieneces

Regards,
Dr Ms Anna Luis
HSBC BANK
CC DEPT

Short and to the point: Mr. Kareem has access to an abandoned fortune, and if you help, he’ll cut you in on the deal. What could go wrong? For “Mr. Kareem,” once he has your money in his pocket, nothing at all!

from Kareem michelkareem@hotmail.com
reply-to michelkareem0@voila.fr
date Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:57 AM
subject    REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY

Dear Friend

Greetings to you and your family, I am Mr Michel Kareem the Auditing and Accounting section manager in AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (A.D.B) Ouagadougou Burkina faso. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($39.5) million to your account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank with out claim. So this is the reason why i contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, i will give you full details on how the business will be executed I am expecting your urgent response.

Best Regard.

Mr Michel Kareem

This is the male version of the dying widow scam. Poor Mr. Stevenson (who doesn’t exist) has esophageal cancer. Won’t you help him give away his millions before he dies? There’s a cut in it for you, too! (Or there will be, once you’ve paid the advance fee….)

from Mr. William Stevenson william.stevenson2274@yahoo.com
reply-to williamstevenson56@gmail.com
date Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 5:00 AM
subject Message from Mr. William Stevenson

Good Day Friend,

I am William Stevenson and I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer. It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and Right now, I have only about a few months to live and I want you to Distribute my funds to charities. I have set side 20% for you and your family.

I would like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible.

yours truly,
Mr. William Stevenson

This is an example of the familiar plane crash scam, in which a dead millionaire has left behind a fortune in a bank that no one knows about. (It’s refreshing to see an example that doesn’t involve the ubiquitous Andreas Schranner.) Poor Mr. Hoffman won’t miss his money, of course, because he’s dead, so if you just help this “audit manager” get the money out of the country he’ll cut you in. Of course it will take some of your money up front to get the wheels turning — he didn’t mention that part — and then once you’ve paid the advance fee, “Mr. Mujahideen” will disappear, never to be heard from again.

from Alfatah mujahideen alfatahmujahideen1@gmail.com
reply-to alfatahmujahideen101@gmail.com
date Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:35 AM
subject HANDLE THIS INFORMATION VERY URGENT AND CALL ME +226 787 62 077

FROM MR ALFATAH MUJAHIDEEN
MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA( B.O.A )
BURKINAFASO W/AFRICA
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

HOW ARE YOU TOGETHER WITH YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS?

This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.

I am Mr. Alfatah Mujahideen, Manager Audit Accounting Department BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) I would like to know if this proposal will be worth while for your acceptance.

I have a Foreign Customer, Manfred Hoffman from Germany who was an Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and Federal Government Contractor he was a victim with Concord Air Line, flight AF4590 killing 113 peole crashed on 25 July 2000 near Paris leaving a closing balance of Nineteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($19.3m) in one of his Private US Dollar Account that was been managed by me as the Customer’s Account Officer.

Base on my security report, these funds can be claime without any hitches as no one is aware of the funds and it’s closing balance except me and the customer who is (Now Deceased) therefore, I can present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the modalities for the claiming of the funds in accordance with the law.

Now,if you are really sure of your trustworthy,accountability and confidentiality on this transaction without dissapointment, contact me through email for further details.i expect your letter. Besides,it is not authorized by the law guiding our bank for a citizen of Burkina Faso to make the claim of the fund.

If you are interested, Please call me to discuss in further details and Please indicate your willingness by sending me below information for more clarifications our sharing ratio will be 50% for me and 40% for you.while 10% will be for the neccesary expenses that might occur along the line. +226 787 62 077

(1) YOUR FULL NAME…………………………..
(2) YOUR AGE AND SEX……………………….
(3) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS………………
(4) YOUR TEL AND FAX NUMBER…………..
(5) YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN………………
( 6) YOUR OCCUPATION…………………………..
( 7) COUNTRY RISIDING NOW…………………
(8) MARITAL STATUS…………………..
(9) YOUR RELIGION………………………

best regards to you and your family.

Thank you,
Sincerely
Alfatah Mujahideen.

N.B.In other for you to beleive me honestly try and go through this (website) before you start with me.

Below is the website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Some scammers rely on a sense of mystery to hook you in. “Daniel Ansara,” supposedly a lawyer in Malaysia, has been looking for you! Why, he can’t tell you. But it involves executing a project. (The project involves transferring money from you to him, but he wouldn’t want to give that secret away, would he.)

from Mr Daniel Ansara
reply-to mr.danielansara@gmail.com
date Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 4:00 AM
subject kind

My name is Daniel Ansara a legal practitioner with D. Ansara & Associates in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.

I found your contact/profile some where over the Internet and it gave me the greatest joy, that you are the one I have been looking for. Whom I strongly believe could execute this project with me. Kindly get back to me for more information

Best regards,
Mr Daniel Ansara (Esq.)
Attorney at Law

Marriage scams are as old as money scams. (Or are they the same thing?) “Helen Collins” might like to marry you — if you are marriage minded, serious, and trustworthy. She’ll even relocate from South Africa or Great Britain to join you! Of course this would depend upon you sending her some money (a point she forgot to mention), and then once your money is in her pocket … poof! … no more “Helen Collins.”

from Helen hc9755_helen@rediffmail.com
reply-to hc9755@rediffmail.com
date Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 5:49 PM
subject Love from Helen

Hello
How are you today? I hope you are fine. My name Helen Collins, 32 years from South Africa, presently living in United Kingdom. I am sincere, considerate, honest, responsible, supportive, open minded, thoughtful, understanding and confident. I am a woman with good nature,I am seeking for articulate man, marriage minded, who is serious, trustworthy, and willing to pursue a serious relation.I’m looking for someone very special to share my life with. I’m looking for my Soulmate & best friend, someone I can share all of life’s experiences with, good & bad, side by side.

I need a honest, caring, understanding, good listener, goal oreinted who knows what he wants and knows how to have fun in life.I am looking forward to hear from you,and hope we can find a great future together. I am willing to visit the man of my desire in what ever location he may be. I am willing to relocate to my man if he wants me to. I need a man who will take me up the skies and give me all the love i need. Please write back to me with a copy of your pics and i will give more details and my pics for you and i to get acquinted in good time.

Thank you for your time and remain blessed.

Love from,
Helen Collins

This is a straightforward advance fee fraud claiming to come from a Nigerian bank — the locus classicus of the genre. It adds one of the standard extra features of the type: a declaration that they’ve been trying to contact you and you haven’t answered. And it also adds an amusing twist: your money is finally ready because the previous corrupt head of the bank has finally been sacked. (Thank goodness it’s all clean now!) Alas, it’s all a fiction, designed once again to pick your pocket.

from mrscarolw@gmail.com
date Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:09 PM
subject FROM OCEANIC BANK NIG (PAYMENT NOTIFICATION)

Message from mrscarolw@gmail.com:

OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS

Our Ref: OBN/IRD/OBX/080/010
infocustomercareobng@gmail.com

Transfer of your approve fund valued $7.2Million
Welcome to Oceanic Bank of Nigeria.

Dear Beneficiary,
We have long awaited your feed back after our previous email to you regarding the release of your overdue inheritance fund totaling $7.2 million Dollars in our vault. Your file is on my table and your payment schedules has been processed amongst other and awaiting your compliance.

After the sacking of the former board head of oceanic bank Nig Plc Mrs Cecilia Ibru over financial mis-deed the Central Bank Of Nigeria CBN instructed us to immediately make payments to all accrued beneficiaries in this last quarter of the year 2010.

We do hereby request you choose amongst the under listed your preferred mode of receiving your inheritance fund through : (A) Direct bank transfer (B) Cash Payment (C) Bank Draft Upon the receipt of your confirmation, a certify copy of your PAYMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE PAC) will be send to you to enable you receive your fund within 7 working days.You are requested to contact Mr Emmanuel Eno of the Foreign Remittance Dept of this email-   infocustomercareobng@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Carol Williams

“Dr. Mark Duru” of the Nigerian Senate has been persuaded by Barack Obama to pay you the money you are owed. Isn’t that great? Too bad it’s a scam. Neither Obama nor the Nigerian Senate have anything to do with this, of course, and the whole story is fake. The scammer just wants to make contact with you so he can fill your head with visions of riches, and pick your pocket while doing so.

from Mr Mark Duru info@daonong.com
reply-to markduru404@hotmail.com
date Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:48 PM
subject Senate Committee On Debt Reconcillation and Evaluation

From The Desk Of
Dr Mark Duru
Chairman Senate Committee
On Debt Reconcillation And Evaluation
Tele..+2348082084586

Attn Beneficary

I am Dr Mark Duru the Chairman Senate Committee On Debt Reconcillation and Evaluation Federal Republic of Nigeria, after the meeting I held with other members of the Executive Arm of the Government, we decided with one accord to reshuffle every section of government departments with immediate effect.

We have also investigated and found out that a great deal of injustice has been shown to foreign inheritors who have spent their time and money to conclude the transfer processes with different commercial banks in this great country Especailly Africa. However, we the Executive Arm of the Government in conjunction with the presidency, officails of international communities and some allied and financial matter agencies sent by the new elected president in America BARRACK OBAMA have immediately decided and persuade us to clear some debt owned to genuine contractors, Inheritors, quota preparation to avoid the good name of our great nation being tarnished or dragged to the mud by other countries of the outside world and at the same time protect our current nascent democracy.

In fact, after our careful verification, we discovered that your Inheritance file and all these Inheritance files are ready now on my table allready Approved for immediate payment by the FINANCE HOUSE IN LONDON

Please confirm the receipt of this e-mail by responding to this office immediately so that your Inheritance file will be forwarded to the FINANCE HOUSE IN LONDON for immediate part payment of your Inheritance entitlement of US$10Million usd as Part payment without further delay.

Note; that this money for this payment by the FINANCE HOUSE is maped out from this year,s Federal government Budget and the recovered funds Loot of the Nigerian Treasury by ex governors especailly from the niger deltans.

Most importantly,your payment must be via key tested telegraphic wire transfer to your Bank account in your country .You should call me immediately you receive this e-mail and also you should reconfirm your phone Number, your contact address and any of your identification such dirver license or international passport

Yours Sincerely
Dr Mark Duru

It surprises me how many scammers seem to use the name Elvis. Regardless of the choice of nomenclature, this is a familiar type of next-of-kin scam, where you’re asked to pose as the relative of a deceased person, so the deceased person’s bank account can be emptied out. If you play along, the only bank account that will be emptied out will be your own.

from Elvis Soo luciano.buti@fastwebnet.it
reply-to es.chembars@gmx.com
date Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 9:53 PM
subject    GET IN TOUCH WITH ME:

Attn,

I am  Elvis Soo, an attorney at law. I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client who share the same last name as yours before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at (US$19 Million) is lodged.

Best regards,
Elvis Soo

This is an example of what might be called the spoils-of-war scam. The writer claims to be a soldier stationed in a war zone, and he’s “discovered” a large amount of hidden, stolen, or captured cash. If you can just help get it to safety, he’ll split it with you. And you needn’t feel any moral qualms: it belonged to the enemy, and besides, they’re all dead. Of course in reality it’s just a standard advance fee fraud: there’s really no cash and no “Capt. Markovski” — there’s just a scammer with a cheap cell phone who’s trying to pick your pocket.

from Capt Frank Markovski frankmarkovski@yahoo.co.jp
reply-to captfrankmarkovski@yahoo.co.jp
date Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:53 PM
subject Business Proposition

Good Day,

I am Capt. Frank Markovski, a soldier serving with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)in Afghanistan.

I have a proposition that will be of mutual benefit. It involves the sum of US$120 Million. The funds is part of the funds that our unit discovered inside the Tora Bora while fighting in Afghanistan.

I have devised a means of moving these funds out of Afghanistan and I need you to help me in receiving the funds and ensuring that it disappears into the economy of your country when you get it. All arrangements have been put in place to move the funds out of this country legally and I just need your acceptance and everything will be done.

As a serving Military officer,I can not be parading such amount hence the need to get someone that will receive the funds on my behalf until my tour in Afghanistan is concluded. 40% of the entire funds is your portion for your assistance in this transaction.

If you are willing to proceed, the requested information is needed to expedite action.

1. Your Name

2. Telephone and Mobile Numbers

3. Occupation and Age.

It is of paramount importance that you keep the details of the transaction to yourself. Utmost confidentiality and secrecy are what is needed from you in order to successfully complete the movement of the funds from Afghanistan.

However, If you are not capable of handling the transaction, please delete this message and do not tell anyone about it.

Regards

Capt Frank Markovski

Ah, the ubiquitous “Dying Woman Scam.” It’s remarkable how many almost-dead wealthy widows there are on the internet. Of course “Mrs. Muller” is in reality just one more scammer, employing an age-old confidence trick. She’ll be happy to turn over the management of her millions to you, once you’ve paid the necessary “processing fees” and “customs duties.” And once she has your money in her hands, she’ll vanish into thin air, never to be heard from again.

from web webmuill@gmail.com
reply-to luiqq@netscape.net
date Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 8:48 PM
subject    Hello

Hello, my name is Mrs. Weber Muller a dying woman who has decided to donate my life entitlement to you for Humanity services. My deposited Fund valued US$15.5 Million Dollars is with a FIRM here in Europe, i need your Assistance to receive the funds kindly contact me at (luiqq@netscape.net) at once to indicate your interest. I have few weeks to live the doctor said, i have faith and hope to make it, i need your assistance show in case.

Best regards,

Mrs. Weber Muller

I often feel sorry for the good people of Nigeria, because the international reputation of their country has been sullied by so many scammers. There must be some legitimate businesses in the country, but all that the world ever sees are the fraudsters. And the fraudsters know the reputation of Nigeria is bad, and use that to their advantage, assuring their scam targets that their messages  employ special security measures to keep you safe because there’s so much fraud out there. Scams built upon scams. (Meta-scams?)

from Mr Daniel Brown mrdanielbrown2006@atmpayment.com
reply-to mrwhitepaul111@gmail.com
date Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:25 AM
subject Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

FROM THE DESK OF MR DANIEL BROWN
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitalized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds to you through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. the ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE. Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION
5)YOUR AGE

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful Transaction.

Contact the ATM CARD department

MR PAUL WHITE
Email To Contact: mrwhitepaul2006@googlemail.com
TEL: +234-8191477141
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST REGARDS,
MR DANIEL BROWN

DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

CC:ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC:BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC:ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

Clydesdale Bank sounds like a business operated by show horses, but even if the name were legitimate, this particular message is clearly a standard advance fee scam. “David Thorburn” isn’t a real person: he’s a scammer promising you riches, if you’ll just go along with his secret game. The problem is it’s your riches he’s after, and if you take his bait he’ll reel in the money that you have in your pocket.

from david thorburn davidburn4@yahoo.com.hk
reply-to davidburn99920@yahoo.com.hk
date Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 7:52 AM
subject    Greetings

Greetings,

I am David Thorburn Chief Operating Officer, Clydesdale Bank. I am getting in touch with you regarding the estate of a deceased client with similar last name and an investment placed under our banks management 10 years ago. I believe would be of interest to you.In 2000, the subject matter; came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of fifty million united states dollars ($50,000,000,00).i want you to stand as the bona-fide next of kin to the desease.

My proposal; you share the same surname With our late client; We share the proceeds 50% for me, 50% for you Should you be interested i shall provide you with more details of this transaction.

I await your response.

thorburndavid13@yahoo.com.hk

Regards,
David Thorburn

Scam artists routinely use the names and identities of real people and legitimate businesses in their con games. The people being named have nothing to do with the scam, of course: they are victims of the scammers just as you will be if you take the bait. Here is a familiar “plane crash scam” that makes use of a real attorney’s name and the name of a real person who did actually die in a plane crash. The scammer sending this message has no actual connection with either of them: he has just stolen their names and is using them to advance his own crooked purposes.

from Barrister Colin Elliott colinelliott1@btinternet.com
reply-to barristercolinelliott@googlemail.com
date Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:56 AM
subject VERY URGENT

From: Barrister Colin Elliott
Godolphin Chambers
23 Frances Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3DP
DX81233 Truro
<!– http://www.godolphinchambers.co.uk/profiles/colin-elliott.htm –>

MAY PEACE BE UNTO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?

Greetings to you in the most holy name of God/Allah. I am Barrister Colin Elliott, the family lawyer to late Dr George Brumely . I need your assistance in transferring the sum of ($120M) One Hundred And Twenty Million United States Dollars into your account as my late client international business partner, these funds can be released and credited into your account within 6 to 9 banking days, this dormant funds has been dormant in my late client account with Standard Chartered Bank United Kingdom as an investment funds.

I will use my legal powers and connections and obtain a change of beneficiary of the dormant account in your name as my late client Dr George Brumely International business partner. Be aware that my late client died along with his entire family in a plane crash some years ago. You can view this CNN news cast website/Link for confirmation of the death of my late client:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Please me aware to keep this secret 100% confidential between me and you alone for security reasons, so that no other person will know how we made such huge amount of hard currency when the funds will be credited into your account as an investment funds that belongs to you and your late international business partner Dr George Brumely.

I agree that 40% of this money will be for you in respect of the provision of a foreign account and for presenting your self as an international business partner to my late client, 5% will be set aside for expenses that may rise during the business and 55% would be for me as the founder of the deal. Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated. Reply me if interested. This is my personal email address: ( barristercolinelliott@yahoo.com )

please fill in your personal information’s as indicated below.

Your name in full…………………………….

Your address in full…………………………….

Your country of origin………………………

Your age………………………………………..

Your cell phone………………………………

Your occupation……………………………..

Your sex………………………………………..

Your marital status…………………………..

From the desk of
Barrister Colin Elliott

This is a standard investment scam, purporting to come from the UK. Since you have so much experience in business and finance (you do, don’t you?), a millionaire financier is contacting you for investing advice. You don’t have to put up any up-front money, honest! (Well, maybe a few thousand, sucker. Just enough to keep us going until we can fool someone else.)

from Ken George info@consultant.com
reply-to aw7525@gmail.com
date Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM
subject Partnership Investment (Give a reply)

Good day,

My name is Mr. Ken George a financial consultant based in London, United Kingdom. My client has intention of investing his funds in a country that has political/economic stability and which also have great potentials for long term investments for good returns. In a nutshell, my client has in his possession US$50M to invest in your country and considering your vast experience in business, I would like you to be the manager of the funds for investment in your country.

You don’t have to spend any money upfront from your pocket to achieve this as I have already concluded arrangement of the transfer of the US$30.5M to your nominated bank account anywhere in the world. My client only requires me to introduce a partner who is capable and trustworthy to receive the funds on our behalf. This amount when received into your bank account, will be used to finance the processing of the transfer of my client’s fund [US$50M].Please I want you to understand how difficult it would be to get across to a bank account that can carry the huge sum of US$50M without raising an eyebrow not only by the government but as well by the receiving bank due to rampant cases of money laundering, terrorism and drug traffic activities so it would only be easier for the investor to get such amount transferred to you on BANK GUARANTEE without hitch. All you have to do is to discuss with your bank/account officer that you are expecting some funds from you

However, note that we shall be paying tax to the UK government as soon as the fund leaves the paying bank to the receiving bank which we must not violet such laws as we will not like to be involved in such cases of avoiding the Tax required to be paid both here in the UK and there also in your country. Meanwhile, we will solicit on your behalf with the help of a lawyer to the tax office that this should be inclusive when we have confirmed that the BANK GUARANTEE is confirmed by your bank to avoid misinterpretation of our proposal so that it will enable you to apply for 20-30% of the total sum transferred based on the negotiation approved for the tax.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, and you are ready to work with us, please get back to us with the required information needed to process the required documents and also establish a good business relationship before the transfer is made and to also enable us work out on the modalities and your consideration for participating in this project is 10% of the total on every income yearly as time and profit permits.

On your positive response I shall clarify further on the project.

Yours faithfully,
Ken George
Second Floor, 47 Fleet Street
EC4Y 1BJ, London U.K
Tel/Fax: +44 7006 024135

This is a standard next-of-kin scam, asking you to pose as the only heir of a wealthy businessman who was killed in a car crash. The same names are recycled over and over (Engr. Mueller, in this case). Most such scams are built around actual people and real events, to lend an air of legitimacy to the story. Alas, the bank account and the bank official are all phony: it’s just a trick to empty your wallet.

from Dr. Yada Nasiru yadanasiru@w.cn
reply-to dr_yadanasiru@dr.com
date Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 03:44 AM
subject I Wait For Your Reply

Dear Friend.

My name is Dr. Yada Nasiru, A banker by Profession and Currently A Director of Finance Auditing and Accounting Unit in my Bank, Which the name will giving to you as soon as you respond for security reason.

I get your name and address in my search for a reputable and reliable person to help me claim the sum of USD$15.6 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, Deposited in our bank by one of our customer Eng. Mueller who die with his wife and two children on the 21Th day of April 2001 in car clash along Aflao express road.

Since his death no one has come up as his next of kin and all our efforts to locate any member of his family immediate family has prove Abortive that was why I decided to see if I can get anybody who has the same surname or last name with him via Internet preferably some one of the same nationality with him which I believe you have all the qualities we need.

Why i am contacting you is to present you to our bank as the next of Kin to the deceased customer. He was Drilling contractor with some Oil Companies here in west Africa,also because you have the same surname/last name with him. So it will be more acceptable and wiser to present you through paper work to the Bank for claim of the total fund.

I will give you all the necessary requirements that the bank may request from you and follow up the transfer of the fund into your account as an Insider. It will interest you to know that I and my partners has been keeping the account dormant to enable our plans for the funds to come through and this is the time and we are happy to locate you for the perfection of the transfer of the Fund into your nominated Bank Account to be given.

As soon as I get your positive response on Email ( dr_yadanasiru@dr.com ) I will update you about the mode of disbursement and we will also need to know about investing in your Country as a way of helping your people who suppose are the original owners of this Fund, I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible through my direct telephone number +233-248-364-393 (dr_yadanasiru@dr.com) stating your wish in this deal.

Looking forward to your urgent response by updating me with direct Telephone and Fax number for easy communication.

Yours Specially
Dr. Yada Nasiru

=============================================
THIS E-MAIL IS MY TEMPORARY ADDRESS. FOR SECURITY REASONS, I PREFER YOU SEND ME YOUR REPLIES VIA MY PRIVATE CONTACT E-MAIL: dr_yadanasiru@dr.com

THANKS – Dr. Yada Nasiru

One reason lottery scams may be so persistent is that some people do enter online lotteries, and so are more likely to be hooked when the scam message arrives. If you’ve never entered an online lottery you can’t be a winner; but some people do enter, and so if a scam message happens to arrive a few days later, well, you’re predisposed to think it’s really for you. And if the scammer is sending out thousands or even millions of copies, it only takes a few luck “hits” for him to hit the jackpot for himself.

from Mr White Kelly officefilexxxx@att.net
reply-to mrwhitekelly@yahoo.com.hk
date Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:03 PM
subject THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT LONDON

THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT LONDON,
BRITISH GAMING BOARD,
292, UPPER RICHMOND RD WEST,
EAST SHEEN,LONDON,SW14 7JG
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear,

The Uk National Lottery has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the beginning of the year anniversary. We rolled out over 10,000.000.00 (10 million e-mails) to mark the 2010 Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their BETA patronage attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers.

Your email address as indicated,it was drawn and attached to Ticket no:56475600545188 with verification number no:2113-05 and drew the lucky numbers 9-21-17-39-23-13(20) which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. Please fill the form bellow for claims and get back.

Agent Name: Mr.White Kelly

1.Full Name:………
2.Full Address:……
3.Status:…………
4.Occupation:……..
5.Phone Number:……
6.Country:………..
7.Marital Status:….
8.Occupation:……..
9.Age:……………
10.E-MAIL Address:…
11.Nationality:…….

Congratulation!!

Thanks,
Mr.White Kelly
(Co-ordinator)

This is a standard lottery scam message, using the name of a less common lottery. (Most lottery messages are based on the Euro Millions lottery, or something similar.) The approach is the same, however, no matter which lottery is named: they tell you you’ve won, and if you take the bait, you discover that “fees” and “taxes” have to be paid before the supposed winnings can be released. Of course there really are no winnings; there’s just a scammer trying to separate you from your cash.

from ACCU LOTTO ONLINE paulamcc@optusnet.com.au
reply-to atlanticogrupo@mycin.net
date Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 7:16 AM
subject Attn:Beneficiary

Attn:Beneficiary,

Be Informed that your e-mail ID emerged winner of 1,200,000.00 Euros in our computer balloting system drawn from the world wide web results of the 2010 electronic online E-mail sweepstakes organized by Accu Lotto Online in conjuction with the Alliance Members of Inter.Net Award. We request you to pay serious attention to this notification by contacting the claims Agent with claim information’s and procedures of claim.Your winning in informations Ticket Nr.: C:38 R:9, Reference Nr.: 5687SPL876.

Please contact the FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER of Accu Claims Deparment, with the below information.

Your Names …………………..
Your Country …………………
Your Phone No ………………..
Your Occupation :……………..
Your Age …………………….
Sex …………………………

Accu Security Company S.A.
Contact: Dr.Gabriel Sanchez
Tel: +34-666-692-632
E-Mail: claimsgroup@mycin.net

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Marcelo Dean.
Public Relation Officer.

Lots of people have probably created free accounts on various websites and then just abandoned them for lack of interest. Maybe you created a free account at Yahoo, or Google, or some other service a long time ago and have just never used it. One scam method takes advantage of this common behavior and tries to get you to give away your secret passwords. Of the thousands of people who receive the message below, a few probably do have Webmail accounts. If they respond, thinking that their service may get canceled, the scammer will gain access to their private account, and can then engage in who-knows-what nefarious activities.

from Account User maintains@ymail.com
reply-to maintainsite07@ymail.com
date Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 10:06 AM
subject Attention: Account User.

Account Alert
Dear Valued Member

Due to the congestion in all Webmail users and removal of all unused Webmail Accounts,Webmail would be shutting down all unused accounts,You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply botton, or your account will be suspended within 72 hours for security reasons.

UserName: ………………………………
Old Password:………………………………….
New Password:……………………………………..
Date Of Birth: …………………………………..
Country Or Territory:…………………………

After Following the instructions in the sheet,your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvinience.

When your file is marked with an X and painted RED you know something must be going on. Here we have yet another scammer offering to save you from the nefarious designs of other scammers. This guy will release the money to you that the other guys have been keeping locked up. And besides, who could doubt someone named Elvis?

from MR. ADEKUNLE ELVIS. xxdamixx@o2.pl
reply-to aelvis83@yahoo.com.hk
date Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:54 PM
subject THE TRUTH BEHIND YOUR UNPAID FUND.

This is just a short true note about your unpaid fund, so you need to relax and read very well to your best understanding.

I am Mr Adeakunle Elvis. a computer scientist working with central bank of Nigeria. I am 25 years old, just started working with C.B.N. I came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and but the fund was not released to you.

The most annoying thing is that they won’t tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you,instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security and assure me that when I make the release, you will settle me .

I needed to do this because you need to know the status of your Funds and cause for the delay, Please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian. The only thing needed to release this fund is the Original Anti drug/terrorist clearance certificate which will be tendered to any of your nominated bank and the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE(IRS) for clearance of the transfered amount in your account.

Once the Original Anti drug /terrorist clearance certificate is obtained funds will immediately reflect in your bank within 10 Minutes, the certificate is all that is needed to complete this transaction. The only authorized person who will issue you your Original document is Mr. Shelton D. Johnson.

Please Nlote: when contacting him, do not/ never tell him I was the one, just make sure you indicate your file letter X and tell him painted color Red so that he would recognise your file.

Note that the actual funds is valued at $15.5 MILLION USD and the president made a compensation fund release for all unpaid beneficiary valued at $10 million usd.

Therefore, you will not be able to receive your Original initial fund but the sum of $6 million will be transfered to you as soon as sthe original documents is cleared.

Listed below are the mafia’s and banks behind the non release of your funds that i managed to sneak out for your kind persual.

1) Prof. Charles soludo
2) Chief Joseph Sanusi
3) Dr. R. Rasheed
4) Barrister Awele Ugorji
5) Mr Roland Ngwa
6) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
7) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
8) Dr. Patrick Aziza – Deputy Governor – Policy / Board Member
9) Mr. Tunde Lemo – Deputy Governor – Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
10) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia – Deputy Governor – Corporate Services / Board Members
11) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
12) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili
13) Barr Jacob Onyema
14) Dr. Godwin Oboh: Director Union Bank Of Nigeria.
15) Mr John Collins: Global Diplomat Director.
16) Foreign fund diplomatic courier
17) Barr. Becky Owens
18)Rev. Steven Jones
19) bank of Africa
20)Mrs. Debbie Hargrove
21)Mr. Micheal Wagner
22) ADB Bank Ouagadougou Burkinafaso
23) FSA UK
24) NATWEST BANK
25) ECO Bank
26) Credit Bank

Do get in touch with me immediately to conclude this final transaction immediately,and also send to me your convenient tel/fax numbers for easy communications.

Regards,
Mr Elvis Adekunle.

The scammers must have fun coming up with some of these schemes. This is a classic version of the scam that offers to compensate you for previous scams. Since everyone gets phony emails these days, what better trick to use than to fraudulently offer restitution for all the harm that scammers have done to you. You’re fed up with all those scammers, aren’t you! The scammers know you are, and so here they try to trick you again by taking it to the next level.

from Nation un110011@live.co.uk
reply-to unitednation.office2010@gmail.com
date Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:25 AM
subject COMPENSATION- REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06657.

UNITED NATIONS HEAD QUATERS
United Nations Plaza,
27th Floor, New York, NY 10017

SCAMMED VICTIM/ Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars COMPENSATION- REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06657.

Attn: Beneficiary

The U.S President BARAK OBAMA in conjunction with the UNITED NATIONS in the United Nations 2010 Compensation program authorized the compensation of one hundred internet fraud victims the sum of Three million five hundred thousand United states dollars each, you have been listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims as confessed by one of the swindlers who was apprehended by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your Three million five hundred thousand United states dollars compensations funds.

Furthermore we would like to bring to your notice that during the last UN meeting held at New York, The issue of loss of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today had an alarming response confirming a high rate of Internet fraud activities. In other to retain the good image of each country represented at the UN Meeting, the president of some of the Countries who’s citizens were involved in these internet activities (Which includes South Africa , Dubai and Nigeria) are now paying 100 victims of this operators Three million five hundred thousand United states dollars each. Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in the listed countries, the payments are to be made by UNITED NATIONS under funding assistance of the BARCLAYS BANK PLC UK. According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 beneficiaries have been paid, of which a majority of the scammed victims orig inate from the United States and

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Nigeria as one of their victims of their operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason for whatsoever, the US secret service is already on trace of the rest of the criminals associated with him.

We have confirmed from the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) concerning this issue and they indicated to us that several Fraudulent attempts have been made to extort Money from you all in the name of giving you funds.

For more vital information, please visit: http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal

As soon as we receive your response we would make necessary arrangements to ensure that your funds are swiftly transferred to you without delays.

We are also working hand in hand with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to see to it that this imposter’s re brought to book. Your response is highly required to enable us materialize the processing of transfer of your UNITED NATIONS/BARAK OBAMA COMPENSATION funds.

In your email response, indicate your contact phone number and a valid copy of your proof of Identification including a preferred means by which the BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON, UK can conveniently transfer the Three million five hundred thousand United States dollars to you.

Signed.
Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General, United Nation.
Copyright (c) 2010 United Nation Organization All Rights Reserved

It’s another wonderful name: Chief Festus Omuna. Chief Festus has your money at last. (That Nigerian Central Bank can be so slow!) And now it’s ready to be transferred via Centrum Discount Bank. There will certainly be some “transfer fees” along the way, but what’s a few thousand when you millions coming! (Sucker.)

from BANK CENTRUM_DISCOUNT@sify.com
reply-to CENTRUM_DISCOUNBANK@centrum.sk
date Sat, Mar 28, 2010 at 3:03 AM
subject YOUR FUNDS TRANSFERED TO YOU !!

Att, customer

This is to inform you that the central bank of Nigeria has direct us at CENTRUM DISCOUNT BANK to pay you, your long over due funds which has been fainally approved for direct payment to your account without involving any third party

Your Aknowledgement receipt of this mail is highly anticipated

Congratulations in advance
REPLY THROUGH;- CENTRUM_DISCOUNBANK@CENTRUM.SK

Chief Festus Omuna
Group MD centrum discount bank

How could I not reply to someone with the marvelous name “Gawain G. Roos”? And especially since he’s so international, with a sender’s address in the US, a reply-to address in France, and a secretary in China. He says he contacted me before about the inheritance from his late client, but the only problem is … so many barristers have contacted me about so many inheritance claims, I can’t remember which client the distinguished Barr. Gawain is working for.

from GAWAIN G ROOS gawaing@bellsouth.net
reply-to anekwe_chinedu99@yahoo.fr
date Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 4:48 AM
subject Now Contact My Secretary

I am the Barrister who contacted you long ago for an Inheritance claims, regards to my late client.

I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund ransferred under the cooperation of a new partner from the United Emirate, Presently I’m in Dubai for an investment projects.

However you should contact my secretary in Cotonou  Benin Republic, with the following information, Mr. Jerry White E-mail Address (jerrywhite02@w.cn) Ask him to send you the Cashier’s Cheque,sum of ($1500,000.00)one million five Hundred Thousand Dollars , which I kept for your compensation, however he will attend to you without delay. Furthermore you should also re-confirm the following information to my secretary, to avoid wrong delivery.

1, Your Full Name…
2, Your Address……
3,Phone Num….

Best Regards

Barr Gawain G Roos

This one was dated January 2006 but has reappeared in March 2010. Scammers always recycle! And it’s such a complicated story. The World Bank in London wants to give you money, but someone from Arkansas has shown up at their offices claiming to represent you. If you’re still alive you’d better speak up or this person will take all your money. It’s a scam within a scam, and you need a scorecard to keep track of the players.

from HSBC BANK PLC jennifer@sg1stop.com
date Mon, Jan 2, 2006 at 8:29 PM
subject    NOTIFICATION OF YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND!!
mailed-by sg1stop.com

HSBC BANK PLC. (REGISTERED NO.1026167).
ADDRESS: 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON , E14 5HQ ,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And
Inheritance fund Payment Notification
FROM:HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at 5.5Million USD in conjunction with British Government and HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.

This International Remittance Department(HSBC BANK PLC LONDON) was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards.

However,a decision was made last week With this development, a woman by name (MRS.JANET WHITE) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding Contract/Inheritance/award funds. She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email address through UK Lottery Board Organization and we decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are Dead or Alive and also to find out if you at any time give this woman the power of attorney to represent you.

Please let us know also if you are aware of this development,hence we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $5.5M USD of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:

NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDR: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.
BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72315 USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
ROUTING NUMBER:084107343
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
BENEFICIARY: JANET WHITE

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the head of the International remittance department (Mr.Michael Geoghegan).

His contact informations are written below:
Name:Mr.Michael Geoghegan.
Direct Telephone Number:+44-70-45703001
Fax Number:+44-870-9741509
Email:geogheganmichael@cabanova.com
Email:geoghegan2010@cabanova.com

For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him an email with your full name,Company or Residential address and your direct Telephone number,Fax Number and your mobile phone where you can be reach at all time.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Alex Hungate.

FOR HSBC BANK LONDON.

The United Nations just loves to give away money. Here we are to believe that the money the UN owes you is ready to be sent, courtesy of Western Union. All you have to do is, you know, confirm your identity (wink, wink). In other words, give your contact information to the scammers. You’ll soon find that there are “transaction fees” to be paid before the non-existent funds can be transferred.

from WESTERN UNION info@univicosa.com.br
reply-to online.deliverydept1@web2mail.com
date Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 5:18 AM
subject Your Inheritance/Winning payment of $380,000.00 USD to you.

We wish to inform you that the United Nations Organization (UN) has taking over the Inheritance/Winning payment issue in which you presently have with your transaction agents. Your funds was withdrawn by UN on your behalf based on the fact that you where subjected to too many process that will make you spend more money before receiving your funds.

Your Inheritance/Winning payment was paid out to the United Nations Organization, and they have succeeded in depositing your funds with us. They have ordered Western Union to take full responsibility in the transfer process of your funds, and we have received your application for the first installment of $8,600.00 USD from the total amount of $380,000.00 USD,Three Hundred And Eighty Thousand United States Dollars. For some security reasons ,we need you to reconfirm your personal data’s.

Full Names**
Contact Address**
Country**
Age**
Telephone Number**

before receiving the MTCN for the first installmental payment of $8,600.00USD, and we will email you others after 24 hours of receiving each payment.

Yours truly
Mr. Wilfred Davidson
online.deliverydept1@web2mail.com
For Western union payment Centers.

It’s always nice to get mail from someone important, like the Senate President. Or even the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. And when they have money for you it’s even better! For some reason they’re using an email address in Hong Kong, though … hmmm. What could that mean. But don’t worry, because your lawyer has been on the case already. You did ask your lawyer to call them, didn’t you, because if you didn’t someone has been trying to scam you (say the scammers). Confused yet? Well, if you just call them they can straighten it out for you (and get you on the hook for more scamming to come).

from Senate President cbn.nigeria10@live.com
reply-to centralb71@yahoo.com.hk
date Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 6:50 AM
subject Your Over Due ATM/Contracts/Inheritance

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/210
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
CABLEGRAM: NAPTCOR

Your Over Due ATM/Contracts/Inheritance
Attn:

This is to notify you that your over due contract/inheritance funds has been gazette to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire transfer to you or through any of our correspondent bank nominated by the senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer.

Meanwhile, Your Lawyer came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative.He also advice us to wire the fund to the new bank account given by her stated that you are very sick and could not yourself,Here are information for you to confirm to this office if this woman is truly from you or not so that the Federal Government will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong account

ABA#
Routing #
A/C No.#
A/C Name:

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man is from you. You are requested to send this information for verifications purposes so that your fund valued U.S$6.million dollars will be remitted into your nominated bank account given:

(1) Your Full Name And Address:
(2) Your Age And Marital Status:
(3) Your Occupation:
(4) Your Telephone/Cell Number:
(5) Your Nationality:

As soon as we receive the above requested information, we will commence with all necessary procedures in other to remit your money/funds into your account.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr .Jackie White, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today. We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this fund must have caused you.

AS SOON AS YOU GOT THIS EMAIL FOR WHAT NEXT TO DO.ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING’

Regards,
Governor Sanusi Lamido
Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria.(CBN)

Cc: Senate President
Cc: All Foreign Payment Offices
Cc: Board of Directors [Fpd]
Cc: Accountant General Of The Federation